How does uranium not contaminate nature with radioactivity if its naturally occuring?
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Most of the natural-occurring radioactive materials are too spread out to cause contamination the way most people think of. It’s possible for a uranium mine to still have some form of contamination or radiation exposure to the workers, but the ore itself isn’t too strong. That’s why nuclear power plants have to refine and concentrate the ore into a usable uranium form. When concentrated, that’s when it’s dangerous.
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